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2010 World Newspaper Congress speakers announced
Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri will open the World Newspaper Congress, World Editors Forum and Info Services Expo 2010, to be held in Beirut, Lebanon, 7 - 10 June 2010. The congress is themed "In search of the new business model," while the theme of the forum is, "The new information ecosystem: Link, share, cooperate or die."
WEST AFRICA
African media awards extend categories

The 2010 Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards have added sector-specific categories to reflect the important role that various industries play in economic development. Entries are free and can be on any platform - online, print, broadcast. The closing date for entries is 26 March 2010, with the awards ceremony being held on 1 July 2010 in Central London. 27 Jan 2010 12:57


WEST AFRICA
Mauritania: Editor held after completing sentence

NOUAKCHOTT: Hanevy Ould Dehah, the editor of the website Taqadoumy.com, continues to be detained illegally in Nouakchott's Dar Naim prison although he should have been freed on 24 December 2009 on completing a six-month sentence on a charge of “offending public decency.” 18 Jan 2010 08:51


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African Journalist Awards names co-host

Isha Sesay, who hosts Inside Africa, CNN International's weekly look at political, economic, social and cultural affairs and trends in Africa, will co-host the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards, to be held in Kampala Uganda on 29 May 2010. 13 Jan 2010 08:26


WEST AFRICA
'Nigerians are not terrorists': Facebook group

WASHINGTON: A Facebook group started to condemn the alleged attempt to blow up a US passenger plane by a 23-year-old Nigerian has attracted more than 43,000 members. 31 Dec 2009 11:39


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What can SishaFax do for your business? - Sisha.com Systems

SishaFax can make a huge difference to any company's bottom line. Fax2Email is an incredible cost-cutting solution which has the added advantage of both increasing efficiency and security within an organisation. 5 Nov 2009 14:24




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Domain names registration: SA doing well

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] When it comes to the issue of registering domain names South Africa is doing well, with some 60% of the continent's total of registered domain names. The rest of Africa, more than 50 countries, shares the continent's other 40% of about a million top level domains. 30 Jul 2009 08:09


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2010 media training programme underway in Senegal

Last week sports journalists began a programme sponsored by FIFA to provide mid-career training to more than 300 reporters and photographers across Africa. The programme is part of FIFA's "Win in Africa with Africa" development programme. 15 May 2009 12:20


WEST AFRICA
Exploring technology at BarCamp Nigeria 2009

BarCamp Nigeria 2009 will be held at Tom Associates Training Centre and Conference Hall in Lagos, Nigeria on 25 April 2009. The one-day event, themed “Web 2.0 opportunities and its role in driving innovation”, aims to gather people interested in technology on various levels and topics to share, learn, network and brainstorm ideas. 27 Mar 2009 09:53


WEST AFRICA
SA Tourism takes Nigerian tourists online

As part of its global word-of-mouth campaign, South African Tourism recently launched a website for Nigerians to upload pictures, videos or write on their South African travel experiences after visiting the country. 30 Jan 2009 09:46


WEST AFRICA
eMarketing textbook finds its way to Kenya! - Quirk eMarketing

Tourism and online marketing have always been a likely couple. With the 2010 Soccer World Cup happening in South Africa, the need for local tourism agencies and service providers to catch up with eMarketing trends has increased evermore. 22 Oct 2008 14:13


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SA vlogger takes Highway Africa Digital Journalism award

[Simone Puterman] Khaya Dlanga, YouTube vlogger, Thoughtleader blogger and MetropolitanRepublic Johannesburg creative, has scooped the SABC-Highway Africa New Media Award in the Student/Individual category, it was announced last night, Tuesday, 9 September 2007, at the awards ceremony at the 1820 Settlers' Monument in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape. The other two winners were Nirmal Shah from Seychelles for Nature Seychelles (www.natureseychelles.org) in the Non-profit category and Togo's Noel Kokou Tadegnon for Sites Média (www.mediatogo.info) in the Corporate category. 9 Sep 2008 23:48


WEST AFRICA
Are you an email addict?

According to AOL Mail's fourth annual Email Addiction Survey, 46% of email users said they're hooked on email (up from just 15% last year) and 51% check their email four or more times a day. One in five said they check their email more than 10 times a day and some even, for crying out loud, check their emails while in church. Granted, the survey is an American one, but are African's so different? Are you an email addict? 5 Aug 2008 09:41


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Putting African football in the picture

Africa Interactive works together with local media talent in Ghana to put the Nike5showdown tournament in the picture. 29 Jan 2008 09:54


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